Meat tenderer



w. w. MYERS MEAT TErgnE'RER Filed March 14) 1927 INVENTOR. Williazn 1 .9

A TTORNE Y.

Patented July 5, 1927.

UNITEDSTATES 1,635,053 PATENT TOFFI'CE.

wnmnmpwamna mines, or srorir roiivrnoa'rn canotma,

MEAT 'rnuDanna.

Application filed March 14, 1927. Seria1Ko. 175,878.

' This invention relates to a meat tenderer, and has for its primary object" the provision of a machine of this character, wherein a piece of meat whenipassed through the machine will have its sinews and body fibers broke'mso as to render the meat tender aft-e1 the cooking of the same, the machine being of novel form, so that after use, the Cpresser rollers thereof'can be readily'and convenientinvolvesareleasablestandard. for-the jour- S na ls of the rolls, or rollers atone end thereof, so that said rolls or rollers canbe quickly and easily removed forv cleaning purposes, the machine being novel in 'iform aslto permitthe required and proper adjustments of its rolls or rollersrelativeto each otherfor accommodating meat of varying thick:

nesses to be fed therebetween' and resultant properaction: of the rolls or rollers thereon wherein they parts thereof areassemhled in a novel and uni uenmanner, so that-thew presser rolls or rol ers will be exposed at the proper degree to permit the convenient feedmg of meat ,therebetween for, thetendering thereof, whilethe other moving parts are concealed, .to eliminate possibility of injury 5 to the operator in the use of the machine. a Alstill further object of the inventi'on is thoroughly reliable and efficient in its purpose, strong, durable, and inexpensiverto manufacture and install; a 1

With these-and other objects in View, the

invention consists in the features of construction, c ombma'tion and arrangement of parts, as willbe hereinafter :more fully described,

illustrated in, the accompanying drawing showing the preferred embodiment of the invention, and pointed out inthe claimshereunto-appended. However, it-is to beundertions maybe made in the structure, withoutdeparting, from the spirit. of; the invention, or sacrificingv any of its Vadvantages as fall withinthescope of the claimshereunto-app n e -m.-. a i,

In the accompanying drawing Figure l -is'an elevationof the machine constructed in accordance with the invention clamped? to a support,;the adjustable standard'or upright. for theipresser rolls or F'rollers being shown by full lines insupporting" position and by dotted lines in releasing position; w E I -F1gure 2 is afragmentary vertical longitudina'l sectional. view through the machine,

broken away to dis- 7 a showing parts thereof close certain details. i r l a, Figure 3 is a sectionalviewflonthe line 33 of Figure 2 looking in the direction ofthe arrow. 1, i a

.fragmentarily aportionof oneofthe presser rolls orrollersfl 1 3 a a Figure 5 is a detailed plan view of the removable retaining, clamp ng bridge of the Figured is, ahperspective view showing 10, of the required shape and size applicable to the standard of isuch machine, in this instance it being made from wood, although the same may be madeifrom any other suitable material and has rising therefrom stationary and swingingsupports, standards or uprights; 11 and 12, respectively, These supthe provision of a machine of thischaracter, 31 which is extremelysimple in its construction,

, ports llgand} 12 are positioned the proper distance a art and said support-or upright llbeing f astened at its loweri end securely to theb'ase 10in any. suitable, manner, to render .it immovable and rigid thereon, while the support or upright 12'is swingingly connected with the base lO1through the ,medium of a leaf hinge 13 connected respec- I ,tively to thelower end of said support or upright 12 andto the upper face of the base as vwill b eapparent in Figures 1, 2 and 3 of thedrawingt Carried in the support or up- ,stood that changes,variat ions andmodificaother and located outsideof the support or ,u ieht 12,1? dri s s s d rn 14Qand 15, respectively,;these being fitted ,witlrmeshing gears 16, companions to each no 7 l stud journals 14and15qbeing extended be 7 1 1 and 15 in reverse directions to each other when motion is imparted thereto.

Reniovably arranged between the'supports.

uprights 11 M1 2 in pe ll lielat n ar upperfan'd lowerlongitudinally fluted or corrugated presser rolls or rollers 17 and 18 respectively, each preferably made from steel, although the same: canhe inadef-roinspindle 20; both axles or spindles at the ends Of'thg rolls orrollers 17 -aaadj18 nextto the said yond said rolls or rollers and are outwardly tapered "and flat-sided 'to form couplingterrninals 21% for removable engagement in companion sockets 22 formed in the inner; ends of said stud journals 14 and! 15, respectively. The aggles (gr-"spindles 19' and 20 are rotatably and removably journaledl in the support or upright 11 beyond theother ends-of the rolls 25':

or rollers 17 and 1:8, which are next to said support onu-pright 11, the spindle or axle 20'b eing extended for a distance outside of im- 1 spaced; IdbSQQ fOI'HIGd by tlie corrugated or fluted suntacing of said rolls or rollers 17 J I saidsupport or'upri'ght '11 and has removably fixed theretoan operating handle 23. so r that on the turning of'the latter moton can be transmitted directlytoathe roll on'roller 18,'thenee" through the gears 16 and to the inoved from the 1 machine by slipping the roll or roller 17 and in this manner the machine operated, sothat when meat is'passed between the rolls/or rollers 1'7 and 18 'the and 1 8 will breakthe sin'ewsand' fibersof the body Of th'e meat for thetenderingof the .The journal- 14 and-likeyvisethe spindle19 are held Withina central or upwardly opening recess or furca tion formed in each of "the"'supp'orts or uprights 11 [and 12 and ranged suitable fol lower ;-bloclrs or bearings f 26 which play? against said journal 14 and Within-jtlfieseflrecesses or f-urcations are arspindle-19; respeetively, toholdthe roll; or roller 17rel atiy ely fixed with respect to the roll or 'ro'llen18," Spanning the furcations or recesses 25 supportsor uprights 11 andg12-are bridge pieces 2'1 inyvhich are threaded Wingedhead-Ied' set screws 28- de- "signed 'to' Work against the blocks or bear- 8 ings 26'to limitthe upward I OVeInents-thereof in the furcations or recesses '25 inthe suppor ts or uprights 11 and 12 to hold the upper roll or roller 17 in relative position to the, lower roll 'or"roller 18 as will" be clearly apparent.

'g tyveen pieqesioifmeat of different-t :icknesses The; screws 28; can be manually adjusted to regulate" the relation ofi the rolls or""ro1l ers'lTand 18 with respect;

I to otheitj'for fa'ccomrnodatin therebethe rolls for action thereof for the tendering of the said meat.

Mounted on the support or upright 12 is a removable housing 29rvwhich conceals and encloses the journals 14 and 15 and the gears engaging over the head30'of said scnews 28 and'thisbar at opposite ends has'downturned lips or tongues 33 to overhangtheoutside faees of the: supportsor uprights 11 and 12 and in such engagement will prevent the accidental outward swinging'oiffthe support or upright 12 relative to the'stationary support oru ightv1'1ofthemachine)" I W hen it is desiredto cleanthe rolls or rollers 17 and'18 and'the complete removal thereof from the machine,.it-is only neces sary to detach the bar 31, whereupon the su port or upright 12 is free to be swung the drawing to dotted line: position shown therein. Ontheswinging ofsaid support or upright 12 outwardly and downwardly,

troin gits full line position-in Figure 1=0f the journals Hand l'fi wil'l become detached from the terminals 21 of the spindles-19 and 20 of the rolls or rollers 17 andf18, and the latter can be readily detached andlrespindles 1% and 20 from engagement inthe supportionupright 11, when the handle 23 has been removed from thespindle' 2(1 On cleaned andinthis manner render the machine beforeand after use. thoroughly sanihe base 10 ot the machine is detachahly' se'eured to the support A' by a conventional clamp 34 asshown in Figure 1 of the draw- 7 ing, the clamp being "no part of the present invention; I M i From the foregoing it is; thought that the construction and 'rnanner of o eration' and a parent, therefore a more extendede-xp anat-ion' has been omitted;

What is claimed is 1. A machine for; the ur" so set forth swingingly; connecting the-movable standard vat itsQlQ-Werfiend 'to'the' base, superposed 1 V "journals carriedbythe/movable standard and" provided 'with' sockets, corrugated ro'll-b ers'; arranged" between-the standards and including spindles removably mounted in said advantages oft-he machine will be clearly journalsand in the; fixed standard whereby 7 Ion the swinging of thamovable standard said rollerscai be"completel'ydetached," 7

means for maintaining said movable standard in an upright position, and gears connected with said journals for operating the rollers in reversed directions to each other.

2. A machine for the purpose set forth comprising a base, a standard fixed thereto, a movable standard arranged thereover and spaced from the other standard, means for swingingly connecting the movable standard at its lower end to the base, superposed journals carried by the movable standard and provided with sockets, corrugated roll ers arranged between the standards and including spindles removably mounted in said journals and in the fixed standard whereby on the swinging of the movable standard said rollers can be completely detached, means for maintaining said movable stand ard in an upright position, gears connected with said journals for operating the rollers in reversed directions to each other, and a housing connected to the movable standard for concealing said gears.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature hereto.

VILLIAM WALTER MYERS. 

